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Home Front: Politix
Gillespie Family Left ‘Disgusted’ By Truck Ad, Campaign Donations ‘Triple’
2017-11-02
[DAILYCALLER] A jarring political advertisement has left Ed Gillespie’s family "infuriated" and brought a rapid infusion of cash to his campaign.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller Tuesday, Gillespie said his wife and children were "disgusted" by the ad, which showed a white man driving a Ford F-250 ‐ complete with a Gillespie bumper sticker and "Don’t Tread On Me" license plates ‐ directly at a group of fleeing minority children.

"They are infuriated," the Virginia gubernatorial candidate said of his family’s reaction to the ad, which was produced by Latino Victory Fund. "And they’re disgusted. And I understand that. I think it’s always harder on the family than on the candidate himself or herself, but it’s not pleasant, and it’s the kind of thing that makes good people not want to run for public office."

"But it’s not going to dissuade me, because this race is not about me. This race is about the future of the commonwealth I love and my fellow Virginians."

Gillespie also said the shocking nature of the ad ‐ which brazenly connected the Republican to white supremacist marchers in Charlottesville, Virginia ‐ has led to a sudden cash infusion for the final week of the campaign.

"Yeah, in fact, actually online, our fundraising has tripled from people who are just disgusted by this and feel that they’re under attack, which they are," Gillespie told TheDC. "But, again, it’s not just my supporters who are under attack here. It’s all those good, decent Virginians who may not agree with me, but understand that this is not good for the commonwealth of Virginia and that this kind of political attack and these smear campaigns are not good for the country and they’re not good for the commonwealth."
Posted by:Fred

#7  Make this a bearded man with a big beard and ISIS stickers on the truck, running down white middle class looking children while yelling something that sounds like "Alan Arkin", and there would be... no known motive.
Posted by: Capsu78   2017-11-02 16:58  

#6  The ad is basically a childs nightmare. A child who's head is filled with nonsense by his liberal parents to believe fellow American's are crazy psychos and anti-government overreach must mean pure hatred for everything not white.

It's actually fairly accurate in that light.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-11-02 16:52  

#5  Now let's see Ed do something more than harrumph in typical ineffectual Republican fashion about it.
Posted by: charger   2017-11-02 09:23  

#4  Couldn't afford a chain or a stunt monkey to play the James Byrd part. Sent too much back in remittances...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-11-02 08:17  

#3  Ever notice how home security alarm adverts on the teevee nearly always depict caucasian home invasion suspects ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-11-02 04:49  

#2  Make this a black man with a big afro and BLM stickers on the truck, running down white middle class looking children, and there would be an uproar. Why are these racists Latinos given a free pass by the media?
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2017-11-02 00:40  

#1  OK, so I just donated $25 to Ed's campaign.
Posted by: texhooey   2017-11-02 00:34  

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